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Centre National de Recherche Agronomique

In research, Centre National de Recherche Agronomique stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,379 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,074 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 29.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,827
of 28,054 · #14,211 all time
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
#9
of 20
Research works
736
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Centre National de Recherche Agronomique known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,379 of 3,409 4.3%110 #767
Life SciencesDomain #6,074 of 7,800 4.0%125 #5618

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre National de Recherche Agronomique sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Centre National de Recherche Agronomique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 29.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 22.5 works30×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 40.8 works14×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 110.4 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 14.36× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre National de Recherche Agronomique?

Ranked on the composite score, Claude Dancette, G.Mathias Tahi and S. Z. ZELTER lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre National de Recherche Agronomique.

  1. 1 Claude Dancette Côte d'Ivoire · #542,088 worldwide 13 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 G.Mathias Tahi Côte d'Ivoire · #765,305 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 S. Z. ZELTER Côte d'Ivoire · #790,352 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Samuel Obouayéba Côte d'Ivoire · #1,121,566 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 J. Kéli Côte d'Ivoire · #1,179,094 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Malanno Kouakou Côte d'Ivoire · #1,344,903 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Lassina Fondio Côte d'Ivoire · #1,473,649 worldwide 10 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Centre National de Recherche Agronomique

Which keywords describe research at Centre National de Recherche Agronomique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Agroforestry, Biodiversity Conservation, Agroecology, Adaptation, Sustainability and Agricultural Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Smallholder Farmers39▲ 109×5 topics
  2. Climate Change27▲ 6.3×24 topics
  3. Sustainability23▲ 5.9×13 topics
  4. Agroforestry22▲ 211×3 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation22▲ 37×5 topics
  6. Adaptation21▲ 44×3 topics
  7. Agroecology21▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Development20▲ 76×2 topics
  9. Diversity20▲ 71×2 topics
  10. Livestock Farming20▲ 200×1 topic
  11. Work Organization20▲ 291×1 topic
  12. Genetic Diversity19▲ 27×15 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture18▲ 35×8 topics
  14. Climate Resilience16▲ 161×2 topics
  15. Nutritional Value14▲ 78×3 topics
  16. Drought Tolerance14▲ 59×8 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits13▲ 347×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication13▲ 347×1 topic
  19. Genetics12▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services10▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Soil Fertility10▲ 28×5 topics
  22. Domestication9▲ 112×3 topics
  23. Climate Change Resilience9▲ 103×2 topics
  24. Disease Resistance9▲ 108×2 topics
  25. Cacao9▲ 399×1 topic
  26. Cocoa Production9▲ 399×1 topic
  27. AFLP Markers9▲ 174×2 topics
  28. Banana8▲ 222×1 topic
  29. Mycosphaerella fijiensis8▲ 222×1 topic
  30. Environmental Impact8▲ 3.0×10 topics
  31. Biodiversity8▲ 6.6×8 topics
  32. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 7.3×12 topics
  33. Conservation7▲ 10×7 topics
  34. Biological Control7▲ 28×8 topics
  35. Antioxidant6▲ 5.1×12 topics
  36. Land Use Change5▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Pest Management5▲ 37×4 topics
  39. Oil Palm Expansion5▲ 165×1 topic
  40. Tropical Agriculture5▲ 165×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre National de Recherche Agronomique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy and Banana Cultivation and Research.

Agriculture and Rural De…20Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 20 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 13 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 9 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…8Banana Cultivation and Research: 8 fractional worksOil Palm Production and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 3 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 3 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 3 fractional worksCoconut Research and Applications: 3 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryHorticulturePlant Science3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 20 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 13 works
  3. 3 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 9 works
  4. 4 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 8 works
  5. 5 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 5 works
  6. 6 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Coconut Research and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available75.4%not open24.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre National de Recherche Agronomique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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